In accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), I transmit herewith an Agreement between the
Government of the United States of America and the Government of the
Russian Federation Extending the Agreement Between the Government of the
United States and the Government of the Russian Federation on Mutual
Fisheries Relations of May 31, 1988, with annex, as extended (the "Mutual
Fisheries Agreement"). The present Agreement, which was effected by an
exchange of notes in Moscow on March 28, 2008, and September 19, 2008,
extends the Mutual Fisheries Agreement until December 31, 2013.

In light of the importance of our fisheries relationship with the Russian
Federation, I urge that the Congress give favorable consideration to this
Agreement at an early date.